Learn the game played by James Bond: A Baccarat Primer

Reading Time: 7 minutes Learn how to play Baccarat like James Bond from expert writer Henry Tamburin.

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The Second Monday in October

Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite popular portrayals, Christopher Columbus was neither a benevolent explorer nor genocidal tyrant – at least not totally. The truth is that Columbus was a complicated character, and the circumstances surrounding his voyages were equally complicated. More importantly, as a cigar lover, you should know that Columbus and his men were the first to discover natives smoking tobacco, and brought the practice back to mainland Europe.

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FAMOUS SMOKE SHOP & OPERATION: CIGARS FOR WARRIORS PROVIDE MILITARY SUPPORT

Reading Time: 3 minutes Our troops fight for our freedom everyday. How about showing them how much you care by dontating some free cigars to Cigars For Warriors (CFW). Cigar Advisor has partnered with sergent Storm Boen to donate hundreds of cigars a month to these men and women who fight for our glory. Please look yourself in the mirror and say to yourself can I afford to give up a few sticks to these patriots.

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Top 10 World Series Moments: That don’t include the New York Yankees

Reading Time: 4 minutes Wonder what a list of the the Top 10 World Series’s looks like with the Yank’s. Well, Cigar Advisor shows you what it looks like and the reasons behind our top 10 list.

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Ask Sondra

Reading Time: 4 minutes Former Playboy Playmate, turned entrepreneur and relationship advice columnist, Sondra Theodore, returns to CigarAdvisor.com with her candid answers to five new questions this month. Pick-up lines, foot fetishes, and dating younger women are just a few of the topics Sondra takes on with humor, candor, and edgy aplomb. Want to see what she has to say to our readers?

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Wicked Cool Shit – a Cigar Advisor Buying Guide (October 2013)

Reading Time: 6 minutes Looking for cool guy shit, well it can all be found within this months installment of Wicked Cool Shit October.

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The MANual: Outdoor Survival Guide for Beginners

Reading Time: 3 minutes A few hundred years ago our ancestors could survive alone in the most dangerous terrain and conditions with no GPS, camp stove, moisture wicking gear, or fancy hiking boots. However, with the unchecked pace at which society has grown towards a desk jockey work force with manicured lawns and nails, things have changed. If you are not one of the nearly endangered species of outdoorsmen in this age of technology, I have a few tips to help you survive should you find yourself in the wilderness overdressed and under-skilled for the occasion.

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Hot Under the Collar

Reading Time: 4 minutes The crime was as trivial as the words used to describe it: “slows almost to a stop.” Every day, drivers do something for which they could technically be fined. But before you switch on the lights and saunter over to the driver side door, how about reflecting for a split second: Did the driver put anyone at risk, or are you just making your quota?
And FYI, when that police charity calls up again this year looking for a donation, I'm going to tell them I gave at the office.

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Cigarts & Crafts: What do you do with your Cigarbage?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Collaging a humidor or empty cigar box is an extremely easy project to undertake, and is a must-have for any cigar smoker's man cave.

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Cigar Smoking as a Spiritual Experience

Reading Time: 4 minutes There exists a long history of tobacco use in the spiritual ceremonies of many different faith traditions. In particular, many Native American tribes used a mixture of tobacco in rituals bearing spiritual significance, and some of them even developed a theology around tobacco. Systematic Theologian Greg Filer takes a look at cigar smoking as a spiritual experience, both from inside and outside his own professed religion.

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